Committee Agendas - 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026

Notice of a meeting of the Estate Management & Planning Committee

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hereby give you notice that a meeting of the Estate Management and Planning Committee of Ruskington Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 3 March 2026 at 6.30pm at Ruskington Parish Office, High Street North, Ruskington, NG34 9DY. A public session will commence at 6.30pm and members of the public and press are welcome to attend and may ask questions or make short statements to the Committee at this time. Due to the venue, please contact the Clerk in advance of the meeting for this to be arranged. Alternatively, you may submit a question or short statement to the Clerk in advance of the meeting.

All Councillor Members of the Estate Management and Planning Committee are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting, as set out hereunder.

Agenda

1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.

2. To receive declarations of interest and consider applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs. Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests is to be in accordance with the Localism Act 2011. The need for Disclosure is to be based upon agenda items or at any suitable time during the Meeting when it becomes apparent to a Member.

3. To approve the notes of the committee meeting held on 20 January 2026 as accurate Minutes.

4. To consider recommending to Council a conservation area to protect, preserve and enhance the historic core of Ruskington, following a meeting with the Heritage Officers at NKDC on 16/2/2026 – Cllr Hislop.

5. To receive an update and recommendations from the Pavilion Project Working Party meeting held on 24 February 2026 – Cllr Conway.  

   5.1. To consider the specification for the pavilion renovation project as recommended by the Pavilion Working Party to inform the plan for Building Control.

   5.2. To consider the draft tender documents to recommend to Council at its meeting on 10 March 2026.

   5.3. To consider the next steps for the pavilion project.

6. To consider any planning applications received from NKDC since the Council meeting held on 10 February 2026.

      a. Planning Application Reference: 25/1553/FUL

Proposal: Change of use of garden building to dog grooming parlour.

Location: 25 St Clements Road Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9AF

Comments to be returned to NKDC by 5/3/2026.

      b. Planning Application Reference: 26/0119/HOUS

Proposal: Erection of a single storey rear extension

Location: 15 Westbeck Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9GU

Comments to be returned to NKDC by 5/3/2026.

      c. Planning Application Reference: 26/0226/HOUS

Proposal: Erection of a two-storey side extension

Location: 36 Hurn Close Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9FE

Comments to be returned to NKDC by 20/3/2026.

   6.1. To consider any planning applications received since the agenda was published.

7. Review of Council’s Health & Safety.

8. To confirm the date of the next scheduled Committee meeting as Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 6.30pm.

   8.1. To consider if another pavilion working party meeting is required before 2 June 2026.

9. To resolve whether to exclude the public and press, in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, to discuss the legal matter below.  Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting. The meeting will end, and a further meeting of the Council will be convened immediately.

10. To consider the collapse of guttering and advice from Council’s insurer. 

End of agenda.